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The 2024 Thuringian state election was held on 1 September 2024 to elect the members of the 8th Landtag of Thuringia.[1] It was held on the same day as the 2024 Saxony state election.[2]
The outgoing government was a minority government consisting of The Left, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and The Greens, led by Minister-President Bodo Ramelow of The Left.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) became the largest party with 33% of the vote, its best ever performance and the first time it placed first in a state election in Germany. The incumbent governing coalition suffered dramatic losses; the Left lost more than half its support and fell to fourth place on 13%, while the SPD recorded its worst result in any postwar state election. The Greens and the Free Democratic Party lost all of their seats. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) recorded small gains and came second with 24%. The newly-founded Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) debuted in third place at 16%.[3]
The AfD became the first far-right party in Germany since the Nazi Party to win a plurality of seats in a state election.[4][5][6][7][8]
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